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2026 Montana roster

112 players: 23 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 26 juniors, 40 seniors. From 17 states and 2 other countries; the most from Montana (30) and Washington (24). The 2026 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
8Keali’i Ah Yat QBSr.6′1″210Kaneohe, HI2,279 passing yards, 22 TD
18Cody Schweikert QBJr.6′3″217Columbia Falls, MT40 rushing yards
4Luke Flowers QBJr.6′1″191Rigby, ID36 passing yards
12Gage Sliter QBSr.6′1″199Kalispell, MT
16Brady Jay QBFr.6′1″177Moses Lake, WA
19Drew Price QBSo.5′10″179Jacksonville, FL

Running backs 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
10Eli Gillman RBSr.6′0″215Dassel, MN1,016 rushing yards, 13 TD
23Dylan Paine RBTransfer from Washington StateSr.5′9″198Tumwater, WA227 rushing yards, 2 TD
26Chase Cook RBSo.5′11″197Red Lodge, MT25 rushing yards
39Fynn Ridgeway RBSr.6′1″208Whitefish, MT10 rushing yards
21Courtney Rogers RBFr.6′2″211Blytheville, AR
28Hashim Jones RBSo.6′0″200Hartford, CT

Receivers 15

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
3Brooks Davis WRJr.6′0″180Brentwood, CA64 catches, 908 yards, 9 TD
2Landon Ransom-Goelz WRTransfer from RiceSr.6′1″188Trophy Club, TX31 catches, 373 yards, 3 TD
13Lekeldrick Bridges WRJr.5′11″175Cedar Hill, TX27 catches, 297 yards, 3 TD
0Monte Gillman WRJr.5′8″167Dassel, MN9 returns, 185 yards
5Ian Finch WRSr.6′3″210Missoula, MT5 tackles
7Weston Adams WRSr.5′11″192Shell, WY5 catches, 32 yards
14Korbin Hendrix WRSr.6′3″190McKinney, TX1 catch, 13 yards
9Jordan Dever WRSr.6′0″175Spokane, WA−3 rushing yards
6Legend Lyons WRTransfer from MinnesotaSo.6′2″185Covina, CA
11Cameron Gurnsey WRSr.6′1″195Butte, MT
17Bridger Smith WRSo.6′1″178Kalispell, MT
34Parker Link WRFr.5′10″191Missoula, MT
83Dawson Hammond WRFr.6′0″176Malta, MT
85Wesley Ehret WRFr.6′2″190Belgrade, MT
86William Snell WRFr.6′4″189Billings, MT

Tight ends 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
81Mariano Birdno TEJr.6′6″255Flagstaff, AZ11 catches, 105 yards
88Reese Brooks TESo.6′4″230Round Rock, TX11 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
44Titus Rohrer TESr.6′7″235Bryan, OH8 catches, 84 yards
80Malaki Davis TEFr.6′5″230Tacoma, WA
82Merek Fisher TEFr.6′6″238Billings, MT
84Grady Walker TEJr.6′4″235Missoula, MT
89Danny Sirmon TEJr.6′6″265Missoula, MT

Offensive line 18

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
55Austin Buehler OLSr.6′7″295Helena, MT
60Wyatt Sandford OLSr.6′4″298Coeur d’Alene, ID
61Lincoln Hoefer OLSo.6′6″306Everson, WA
62Lincoln Senter OLFr.6′5″240Great Falls, MT
63Kaikoa Kanakaole OLSo.6′5″295Kapaa, HI
64Matt Hilden OLJr.6′5″304Santa Rosa, CA
65Dylan Jemtegaard OLSr.6′4″296Yelm, WA
66Ezra Meyer OLSo.6′5″292Missoula, MT
68Torin Jeske OLJr.6′6″295Bozeman, MT
69Trevor Steinbach OLJr.6′5″300Sammamish, WA
70Josiah West OLFr.6′6″317Prosser, WA
71Quinlan Hyatt OLSo.6′7″295Spokane, WA
72Jack D’Ambra OLSr.6′3″303Wildomar, CA
74Owen Liechti OLFr.6′7″250Ankeny, IA
75Dyllan Drummond OLJr.6′4″315Tyler, TX
76Campbell Vandiver OTTransfer from South CarolinaSr.6′8″285Nashville, TN
77Carter Bowen OLSr.6′7″305Dawson, MN
78Lucas Freitas OLSr.6′6″310Snoqualmie, WA

Defensive line 19

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
90Tyler King DLSr.6′5″252Happy Valley, OR25 tackles, 5.5 sacks
92Zekiel Seumalo DLSr.6′0″265Kent, WA20 tackles, 1 sack
91Cooper Buffington DLSo.6′4″275Winfield, IA14 tackles, 1.5 sacks
95Manase Tupou DLJr.6′1″315Kihei, HI13 tackles, 1.5 sacks
59Nui Tovey DESo.6′3″250Lake Oswego, OR13 tackles
48Isaac Keim DLJr.6′4″280Kalispell, MT8 tackles
57Jake Mason DLSr.6′2″265Ferndale, WA6 tackles
99Braydon Bailey DTSr.6′2″302Kailua Kona, HI3 tackles
55Zaiden Wallace DLJr.6′4″300Ewa Beach, HI1 tackle
96Logan Knaevelsrud DLSo.6′4″252Snoqualmie, WA1 tackle
42Giovanni Pifferini DLSr.6′4″230Placerville, CA
43Cooper Cyphers DLFr.6′2″253Fort Worth, TX
49Elijah Rincon DEFr.6′3″226Hacienda Heights, CA
51Spencer Tripp DLSo.5′11″268Missoula, MT
53Mac Olsen DLFr.6′4″253Manti, UT
54Evan Pyron DEFr.6′3″244Missoula, MT
94Cole Harpole DLSo.6′3″240Gunter, TX
97Hayden Schwartz DLSr.6′4″245Jacksonville, FL
98Derek Opitz DTFr.6′3″244Helena, MT

Linebackers 11

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
38Naiteitei Mose LBSr.6′0″225Euless, TX47 tackles
32Peyton Wing LBSr.6′0″225Sumner, WA36 tackles
31Tanner Williams LBTransfer from San Diego StateJr.6′1″218Orange, CA26 tackles, 0.5 sacks
24Justin Eklund LBTransfer from Bowling GreenSr.6′2″235Rocklin, CA21 tackles
37Clay Oven LBSr.6′2″225Billings, MT16 tackles
10Styles Goodman LBSo.6′2″230Pflugerville, TX12 tackles
58Solomon Tuliaupupu LBSr.6′3″260Santa Ana, CA6 tackles
40Colton Lentz LBSo.6′3″223Nooksack, WA4 tackles
33Taylor Jones LBSo.6′1″210Missoula, MT
35Cooper Neer LBFr.6′3″202Kennewick, WA
50Sam Merriman LBSo.6′0″230Seattle, WA

Defensive backs 25

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
16Braeden Orlandi STransfer from Carroll CollegeSr.6′1″200Valley Springs, CA38 tackles, 1 INT
18Devin Dunn DBTransfer from ArizonaSr.5′10″190Chandler, AZ38 tackles
17Kade Boyd SSr.6′0″198Billings, MT34 tackles, 1 sack
29Tanner Huff SSr.6′0″208Butte, MT34 tackles, 1 sack
20Sage Salopek CBSo.6′0″171Seattle, WA28 tackles
13Brock Beaner SSo.6′0″202Anacortes, WA19 tackles, 1 INT
6Chris Johnson II CBTransfer from Arizona StateJr.6′1″190Fort Worth, TX18 tackles, 1 INT
21Ashton Paine DBTransfer from South DakotaSr.6′1″193Tumwater, WA16 tackles
25Brady Beaner SSo.6′0″191Anacortes, WA12 tackles
0Gabe Stroud CBTransfer from North TexasJr.6′0″185Tyler, TX11 tackles
12Elijah Brady CBSr.6′1″176Seattle, WA9 tackles
30Kade Cutler SSr.6′0″207Philipsburg, MT7 tackles
2Hunter Haines STransfer from San Diego StateJr.6′2″212West Linn, OR4 tackles
8Adama Fall STransfer from Arizona StateSr.6′3″210Dakar, Senegal4 tackles
11Jayden Nicholas CBFr.6′0″168Concord, CA2 tackles
27Nohi Casco CBFr.5′11″195Lahaina, HI1 tackle
36Garrett Speer DBJr.6′0″195Portland, OR1 tackle
3Jeilani Davis CBJr.6′0″201Inglewood, CA
4Dane Parker SJr.6′1″180Puyallup, WA
5Hudson Schrader SFr.6′2″194Los Gatos, CA
7Kash Goicoechea SJr.6′1″199Kalispell, MT
9Kougar Kappel SFr.6′0″178Red Lodge, MT
14DeAnte Gentry CBSo.5′11″170Arlington, TX
19Rodney Weatherspoon CBFr.6′0″170Fort Worth, TX
23Dane Kellner SFr.5′11″170Honolulu, HI

Specialists 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
46Johan Silver PKSr.6′0″221Fremont, OH6 of 10 field goals
87Everett O’Donnell PJr.6′2″199Melbourne, VIC29 punts, 43.7 average
41Ryder Barinowski PKJr.6′0″203Whitefish, MT
45Wyatt Redding PKSr.6′1″212Sumner, WA
47Jace Eastlick LSJr.6′3″222Coeur d’Alene, ID
Ian Finch, Taylor Jones, Parker Link, Spencer Tripp, Evan Pyron, Ezra Meyer, Grady Walker, Danny SirmonHunter Haines, Garrett Speer, Nui Tovey, Tyler KingKash Goicoechea, Gage Sliter, Bridger Smith, Isaac KeimKade Boyd, Clay Oven, Merek Fisher, William SnellDane Parker, Peyton Wing, Wyatt ReddingChris Johnson II, Rodney Weatherspoon, Cooper CyphersElijah Brady, Sage Salopek, Sam MerrimanGabe Stroud, Dyllan DrummondKeali’i Ah Yat, Dane KellnerJordan Dever, Quinlan HyattCameron Gurnsey, Tanner HuffBrock Beaner, Brady BeanerDrew Price, Hayden SchwartzAshton Paine, Dylan PaineTanner Williams, Solomon TuliaupupuFynn Ridgeway, Ryder BarinowskiJace Eastlick, Wyatt SandfordAustin Buehler, Derek OpitzLucas Freitas, Logan KnaevelsrudLandon Ransom-GoelzBrooks DavisJeilani DavisLuke FlowersHudson SchraderLegend LyonsStyles GoodmanJayden NicholasLekeldrick BridgesDeAnte GentryKorbin HendrixBrady JayCody SchweikertDevin DunnCourtney RogersJustin EklundNohi CascoHashim JonesCooper NeerNaiteitei MoseGiovanni PifferiniTitus RohrerJohan SilverElijah RinconMac OlsenZaiden WallaceJake MasonLincoln HoeferLincoln SenterKaikoa KanakaoleMatt HildenDylan JemtegaardTorin JeskeTrevor SteinbachJosiah WestJack D’AmbraOwen LiechtiCampbell VandiverMalaki DavisMariano BirdnoDawson HammondWesley EhretReese BrooksZekiel SeumaloCole HarpoleManase TupouBraydon BaileyMT 30WA 24TX 13CA 13HI 7
Hometowns of the 2026 Montana roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

  1. Montana 30
  2. Washington 24
  3. Texas 13
  4. California 13
  5. Hawaii 7
  6. Oregon 4
  7. Minnesota 3
  8. Idaho 3

Top counties

  1. Missoula County, Montana pop. 121,000 8
  2. King County, Washington pop. 2.3 million 7
  3. Flathead County, Montana pop. 111,000 7
  4. Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 5
  5. Pierce County, Washington pop. 930,000 4

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2026 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.